At Heathrow King George VI waves off his daughter and her husband on their royal tour. Within days she is back home, following his sudden death and her elevation to the throne as Queen Elizabeth II. Jeremy Vine introduces a collection of newsreels, popular songs, cinema trails and radio shows from that pivotal year including High Noon, Life With The Lions, Singin' In The Rain, Thumbelina and the first British pop chart. Names in the news include Churchill, Eisenhower, Zatopek, Little Mo Connolly and Gracie Fields.
Based on episode 2 of the Radio 2 series 'Sounds of the 20th Century' - the programme has no narration, no commentary, no celebrity recollections, just the sounds of 1952 as they were heard at the time.
